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Political Divide Between Andrew Jackson And John Adams
Politically the Election 1828 between Andrew Jackson and John Adams gave the Americans a new feeling of nationalism. Although there was an obvious political divide between the states, the majority of the voters supported the democratic nominee Andrew Jackson “(Doc A.)” The document shows that generally the states had strong stand on who they wanted as their next president. However even though the majority of the voters took their stand on supporting Jackson there was still some sectionalism because most of the north were either divided or plainly voted for Jackson “(Doc A.)”. A similar pattern from the election of 1828 can also be seen in the Election of 1858 between James Buchanan, John C. Fremont and Millard Fillmore. In the case of

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